Overview
Everyone deserves one last chance—if they’re brave enough to take it.
Seventeen-year-old Luke Jenkins has spent most of his life being written off by the system, the courts, and nearly everyone he’s ever known. With a criminal record longer than his list of friends and adulthood just weeks away, Luke stands at the edge of a future that looks destined for prison.
Then a judge makes an extraordinary decision.
Given a single year to turn his life around, Luke is placed in a supervised home, enrolled at Mark Twain High School, and forced to confront the choices that brought him there. Along the way, he encounters unexpected mentors, a determined young woman who believes in him before he believes in himself, and the enduring wisdom of Mark Twain—whose words echo through Luke’s journey of accountability, forgiveness, and self-discovery.
Making Your Mark is a powerful coming-of-age novel about responsibility, redemption, and the courage it takes to choose a better path. Heartfelt, hopeful, and deeply human, this story reminds us that our past does not define us—but our choices do.
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